Amtrak Blows Own Horn With Good Financial News

Other News to Note - Northeast

January 24, 2000

NEW YORK - One day before the release of an independent report on its finances, Amtrak on Sunday trumpeted strong quarterly revenues and announced a start date for its long-anticipated enhanced service between Boston and New York City. Amtrak said its new Acela Regional service will begin Jan. 31 with a celebration at Boston's South Station. The Boston-New York City trip, now about five hours, will drop to just under four. Amtrak reported that its revenue in the quarter ending Dec. 31 was 8 percent higher than in the same quarter a year earlier.